Julia Goerges Wins the Title — ASB Classic Auckland

Earlier in the day, Genie Bouchard and doubles partner Sofia Kenin reached the ASB Classic doubles final following a tough three-set loss for Bouchard to No. 2 seed Julia Goerges in singles.

Julia Goerges drew on her experience to retain the WTA Auckland Classic title on Sunday as she came from a set down to end the stunning run by Canadian teen sensation Bianca Andreescu.

Andreescu won the first set and led 5-4 in the second set - leaving her only four points from title - before Goerges began her comeback.

But Gorges fought back to take the match 2-6 7-5 6-1. Goerges was in near flawless form as she raced through the first set in under 30 minutes with a power game that forced Kuzmova well behind the baseline.

Andreescu could not stay with her esteemed opponent and immediately lost her serve in the third, giving Goerges a platform to see out an ultimately comfortable victory following a pair of further breaks.

"It is disappointing, I was one game away from winning the match, so I'll probably be thinking about this for the next couple of days", said Andreescu, who earned entry into the tournament as a qualifier. Starting off the new tennis season, Andreescu has made diversifying her game a priority.

"I think I've been doing that this whole week, and I'm beyond grateful right now", she said.

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